shots fired

 Karen, Sandi and Sandi's son Justin and I spent the weekend attending a conference at Desert Stream. It was really good. Barry was the speaker and I have known him and Tammy for many years so it was so good to see them again. When we arrived at Desert Stream this evening there was a police officer there in an unmarked truck. Apparently there had been shots fired nearby. I am not sure if the officer was warning them or looking for a suspect. We arrived pretty early so there weren't a lot of people around, so not too many to check for suspects. The officer peeled out of the parking lot before we had entered the building. Karen had been in Belleville earlier in the day so was going to meet us at Desert Stream. She had picked up some dinner (hummus and crackers) and went to a park nearby to eat it. Unfortunately for her the shots fired call came from close to where she was enjoying her food. Maybe even in the park itself. She was detained! And of course her phone was dead so she couldn't call us to let us know. Eventually, the police officer let her use his phone but I didn't hear it ring (and the call name was from "unknown caller") so we couldn't come to rescue her. They likely were detaining her for her safety and not because she was a suspect. They eventually decided it was duck hunters and let her go and she arrived just as the service was starting. A pretty exciting day for her!

Halara Day

 It has been a busy few weeks. Today was very long.

Today was Halara Day so I put in an order in the morning. I knew that it the special for the day was going to be a free pair of pants so I had looked at pants to pick the one I was interested in. But when I logged into my basket, there was only one kind of pants with 2 colour options. The pants weren't one of the ones with the "petite" option so I'm a bit worried that they may be too long. I would have chosen petite if that was an option. There were 2 colour options, one orangey and one black so I went for the safer black one. I also got a dress, a shirt and a skirt (which hopefully will go together) so 4 pieces of clothing for $100. Not bad for Halara Day!

Happy Birthday to my Dad!

Had a nice visit with the parents yesterday. The week has been a scramble to get ready for classes. Need to go into the office to get some printing done. Still lots to do today!